Hotel du Midi Gare de Lyon

A very nice cosy hotel at a good location in Paris! (near by station Gare de Lyon) Nice staff, good interior, clean room, good beds and a parking place near by the hotel. I dunnot understand why the reviews are bad; I really liked the hotel and they deserve a good recent review. It were hot days in Paris so I only missed an airco in the room.

This is definitely my all time worst experience. I can’t believe the property falls under the category of hotels, it’s barely a hostel with room in worst condition. Save your money people and go camping instead.

I had made plans to stay one night close to Gare de Lyon, before traveling on to Switzerland the next day. I’d made a free-cancellation reservation at another hotel, but later found I’d made a mistake by booking 2 nights. I cancelled this, but found the price had shot up when I tried to re-book . I searched again and the Hotel du Midi, at £138 non-refundable, seemed the least expensive option for the date I wanted. I made the booking without paying too much attention to the hotel’s description. I later realized that a Parisian 2-star hotel is unlikely to have a functioning lift. On checking in I was allocated a room on the second floor. I am 69 and getting up a narrow winding staircase with a suitcase was an ordeal. The corridors were dark and dingy, and the whole ambience of the hotel was unwelcoming. The hotel marketed itself as “artisanale”, roughly translated as “designer shabby”. The room itself would have been acceptable, but for water dripping from the ceiling on to the lintel of the bathroom door. A puddle of water had accumulated on the bathroom floor, making it hazardous. I reported this to reception, but was told the hotel was full and I could not have another room as the hotel was full, nor could the problem be fixed until the morning. I was given some towels to cover the floor so I could use the bathroom safely. The receptionist agreed I could have a free breakfast (9 Euros), but this was paltry compensation for one of worst hotel stays I have ever experienced. I did ask the receptionist to deduct 25% from my bill and he agreed, but I suspect he did not have the power to authorize this. In retrospect, a full refund would have been justified if the hotel was unable to accommodate me in another room. I note that other reviews are more positive. Given the age range of other guests at breakfast, I think the hotel’s core clientele are backpackers and younger persons on a budget. Nonetheless, it is wholly unacceptable to expect any guest to sleep in a room with water dripping from the ceiling. If this cannot be remedied immediately, then a full refund is the only alternative.

Room are very small for the price I paid . No Elevateur and gave me last room on the 3 floors. I’m not gonna go back

Nice receptionist, no air conditioning, very convenient location with the train station.

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Zu erst das positive: - freundliches Personal - gute Lage zum Gare de Lyon Das war das positive. Es gibt im Hotel keinen Lift, nur eine sehr enge Treppe. Unser Zimmer war im Dachgeschoss und ähnelte eher einer Abstellkammer. Nun ja, für eine Nacht okay… aber: Mit meinen 1.86m war das abgeschrägte Zimmer sehr unpraktisch. Im Zimmer gibt es weder Safe noch Kühlschrank. Ebenfalls fehlten sämtliche Toilettenutensilien (wie Badehaube, Wattestäbchen, etc.). Keine Handseife oder Duschgel vorhanden! Sehr kleine und enge Dusche. Der Preis ist definitiv zu hoch für die Preis-Leistung. Das Zimmer war soweit sauber, jedoch extrem in die Jahre gekommen (überall Schäden, besonders im Bad sichtbar). Wie die meisten älteren Hotels, ist auch hier alles sehr hellhörig und laut. Da wir im Sommer im Dachgeschoss waren, ist auch die Temperatur unangenehm heiss. Keine Storen vorhanden nur Vorhänge die nichts abdunkeln, ebenfalls keine Klia oder Ventilatoren. Fazit: Für eine Nacht okay, mehr nicht. Würde trotzdem ein anderes Hotel nehmen für nächstes mal. Wichtig: Bringen Sie ihr Duschgel mit und keinen schweren Koffer, Sie schleppen ihn selber hoch.